Longitudinal Data Sets

Currently, there are 48 CHNS Longitudinal Master files:

One Master ID file that contains birth dates, gender, and previous IDs for people who have lived in multiple households.
Two Master Physical Exam and Physical Activity file that contain all the anthropometric data and physical activity information.
Six Master Diet and Infant Feeding files that include Household Level and Individual Level Food consumption, Individual Level Meal patterns, and Infant Feeding Practice.
Nine Agricultural files that cover farming, gardening and fishing.
Ten Income related files that cover education, wages, occupations, household businesses, subsidies and other income, and household assets.
One time use file that contains time individuals spent taking care of the home, parents and children.
Two Child Care files that contain child care activities and availabilities.
Five Ever-Married Women files that contain child bearing, mass media, marriage, pregnancy, and birth history.
One Child/Parent relationship file that contains children's household and line ID and their parents they have resided with.
Three Health Services files that include health insurance, health care availability and utility.

Click here to download our variable index file, which will help you locate in which dataset a variable is.